Ukraine and three other countries will join the extension of EU sanctions against Russia
In addition to Ukraine itself, three other European countries will join EU sanctions against Russia for actions against Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence.
According to Ukrinform, this is stated in the Declarations of the EU High Representative on the accession of third countries to the decisions of the European Union, which made public on the website of the European Council.
“On 10 September 2021, the EU Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/1470, which helped to amend Decision 2014/145 / CFSP (EU Common Foreign and Security Policy – ed.). The decision of the Council of the EU renews the current limited measures for the next 6 months, until March 15, 2022. Candidate countries Montenegro and Albania, the country of the European Free Trade Area Norway, a member of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine, joined the decision of the Council of the EU “, – refer to the documents.
It is noted that the same third countries ensure the response of national policy to these decisions of the EU Council. The European Union has taken note of such links and welcomed them.
According to Ukrinform, on September 10, the EU Council decided to extend sanctions against Russia for actions on the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for six months, until March 15, 2022.
These EU restrictive measures were first applied on March 17, 2014, after the beginning of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine.
Since then, the EU Council has continued to apply sanctions. They include travel restrictions, asset freezes and a ban on the provision of funds or other economic resources to individuals and an establishment that is included in the sanctions list. So far, 177 people and 48 institutions have been identified in the EU sanctions list.
In addition, restrictive measures taken by the EU in response to the crisis in Ukraine include economic sanctions against certain sectors of the Russian economy, which continue until January 31, 2022, as well as restrictive measures in response to the illegal occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol, which were continued 23 June 2022.